Thin sand rat

Thin sand rat

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Species : Psammomys vexillaris

 

The Thin sand rat is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Namings for the thin sand rat
A young / baby of a thin sand rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A thin sand rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Countries
Algeria, Libya and Tunisia

Facts about the thin sand rat

Thin Sand Rat or Psammomys vexillaris is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern .

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